LOZENGE


Meaning of LOZENGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlä-z ə nj also ]

-s ə nj noun

Etymology: Middle English losenge, from Anglo-French

Date: 14th century

1. : a figure with four equal sides and two acute and two obtuse angles : diamond

2. : something shaped like a lozenge

3. : a small usually sweetened and flavored medicated material that is designed to be held in the mouth for slow dissolution ; especially : one that contains a demulcent

sore throat lozenge s

— called also pastille, troche

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.